Crime

Police identify man killed in Warner Robins hit-and-run on Watson Boulevard

A man died after being struck by a vehicle Tuesday night on Watson Boulevard in Warner Robins, officials said.

Christopher Miolen, 47, was crossing Watson Boulevard near Hickory Street when he was hit by a passing vehicle while in the outside lane of the westbound side of the road. Officers from the Warner Robins Police Department responded to the incident around 9:47 p.m.

It is not known where Miolen, a Warner Robins native, was traveling. The suspect vehicle is a gold or silver four-door sedan, according to WRPD.

The death comes on the heels of a string of pedestrian deaths in the Middle Georgia area in the last week.

This story was originally published July 6, 2022 at 10:46 AM.

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Micah Johnston
The Telegraph
Micah Johnston is a general assignment reporter for the Macon Telegraph. A Macon native and Mercer University graduate, he joined The Telegraph in 2022. When he’s not writing about anything under the sun, you can find him obsessively following baseball, reading or playing drums.
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